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Old 02-23-09, 05:12 PM
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MN need help on find spring/Suspension for my rx7

hello i have a 88 rx7 and the suspension system is total gone on it i try to get some spring for it but i can't seem to find any even the stock one they dont make any more i am not looking to spend alot is there anyone that has use and spring or suspension on there car that give a decent drive but also can handle ok if you have can you give me the company name or wbesite and part # where you buy it from like i said i am not looking to spend alot i would just like to replace only the spring so if you have use spring let me know how it handle and where you get it from thanks.
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damn man, you should probably use some punctuation in there. now my head hurts from reading that.

anyways you can find a aftermarket springs and struts using google or check out the site sponsors. look at the for sale section.
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^Ditto

Check the 2nd gen classifieds, if you can't find anyone selling what you need just post a WTB thread.
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if your looking for just springs, check out tein. i got a set of s-techs and they dropped the car and it looks pretty good. and the ride isnt that bad and i did alot more than just springs. and the s-techs arent even that expensive,.
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they have really good springs
they sell them as a package or just the springs by themselves goodluck
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i was thinking about the tein but was not sure, but if you say the ride not that bad how the handling ? how low does the tein drop the car. and they drop right in to the stock shock ? anyone else use any other brand of spring ?
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tein S-tech springs,tokico shocks,rear camber 2.0,tein struts F and R make driving fun for me....as for the question,tein,rs-r,tenabe,RB,eibach all make springs at good prices,finding them priced good is another thing. Alot of people like RB,tein, and eibach..any of these is good.
I had the same issue with my suspension (89 gxl w/aas). The only people who had stock replacements was mazda canada and it was like $1200,better off buying coilovers at that price. I like the backroads,no not drifting but love corners at high speeds.My setup feels great as is..
I'm going to change them again soon as I learned cusco makes inverted struts for FC

89 gxl na soon t2 (wolf in sheeps clothing)
RB headers,presilencer,Apexi intake,AFC neo-tuned,n1 evo exh, PR 6 port inserts,550cc secondaries,SRmotorsport pulley kit,upgraded pads and rotors,exedy 3 puck,ksp intake light duct
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tein,RB, 1.0 drop f &r
eibach 0.8 f&r
rs-r ? 1 to 2"
tenabe 1.5 f&r

Hope this helps
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i was thinking about the tein but was not sure, but if you say the ride not that bad how the handling ? how low does the tein drop the car. and they drop right in to the stock shock ? anyone else use any other brand of spring ?
I'm running KYB AGX struts with Tanabe GF210 springs. You can look at pictures of my car here:
https://www.rx7club.com/album.php?al...&pictureid=107
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Get some mk1 coils of ebay and some kyb agx struts.

Not a bad price and you have the ability to adjust your wheel gap to whatever wheels you switch out to.

For instance, the stock gxl rims and my 35 offset 17x7's would allow me to slam the **** out of my car so all you would see is rim lip and almost no tire sidewall.

When i got my new wheels, i had to raise the car because they would have scrubbed the fenders bad.
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Originally Posted by blown_apex
I'm going to change them again soon as I learned cusco makes inverted struts for FC


post a link up i have never seen these
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i think i will go with the tein spring and put then over the stock shock as a few people on here say the ride is decent on normal driveing, and it handle pretty good hopefully your right and i just dont waste my money.
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Originally Posted by justinpace
post a link up i have never seen these
It's the cusco zero 2R coilover system.... If you go to the site they tell you about specs. went and looked for link.....got multiple places to buy from. price is the killer--2,300-2,600 depending where you look. horsepowerfreaks carries them for the FC
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i will post of picture of the car before and after i drop the spring in.
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What do you mean by "total gone" ? Is it bottoming out, bouncy? If that's the case you should
get new struts first. If you buy new springs and mount them on worn struts there will be no
improvement.It might even be worse especially if the springs are lowered.
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im also looking for springs right now, and im looking at

Front Rear
Tanabe GF210
rate 3.0kg/mm[170lbs/in] 2.5kg/mm[135lbs/in]
drop 1.5"[?] 1.5"[?]

RS-R Down SUS lowering springs #30-M100
rate 3.6kg[205lbs] 2.2kg[125lbs]
drop 1.4" .8"

RS-R Heavy Duty "Race" lowering springs #35-M100
rate 6.0kg[345lbs] 4.0kg[230lbs]
drop 1.0" .8"

[the pounds are not accurate as they are not provided by the manufacturers]

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